Marsden Hartley

Granite by the Sea
1937

Oil painting depicting a rugged coastal landscape with layered, weathered rocks in the foreground leading to a deep blue sea, under a sky with wispy clouds. The brushwork is expressive, with thick impasto and a dynamic interplay of light and shadow, suggesting the intensity of sunlight and the texture of the natural elements.

Oil painting depicting a rugged coastal landscape with layered, weathered rocks in the foreground leading to a deep blue sea, under a sky with wispy clouds. The brushwork is expressive, with thick impasto and a dynamic interplay of light and shadow, suggesting the intensity of sunlight and the texture of the natural elements.

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Date
1937

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil and ink on composition board

Dimensions
Overall: 20 7/16 × 28 5/8in. (51.9 × 72.7 cm) Image: 19 15/16 × 28 1/8in. (50.6 × 71.4 cm)

Accession number
42.31

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/852

Exhibitions

American Legends: From Calder to O’Keeffe

Dec 22, 2012–June 29, 2014
Highlights from the Permanent Collection: From Hopper to Mid-Century

Feb 25, 2000–May 20, 2006

Marsden Hartley
19 works in the collection

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